Corrugated metal culvert.



--PATENTED JULY 23, 1907 0. D. voms, CORRUGATED METAL GULV RT'.

APPLIOATION FILED APE.29 ,1907.

WITNESSES Wbid V0116 ENTOR A TTORNE VS UNrrEo sr i-rns PATENT Fries.

()Ll'Fl ORl) D. VOltlS, OF CRAWFORDSVILLE, INDIANA, ASSIGNOR TO FLORA MLVORIS, OF

CRAWFORDSVlLLE, INDIANA.

CORRUGATED METAL CULVERI".

No. 861,002. Specification of Letters Patent. Patented July 23, 1907. Application filed April 29, 1907. Serial No. 370,881-

Io all whom it may concern: jacent edge 8 of the culvert section thereby to forrn a 55 .i it known that I, (ham-(mo D. Voms, a citizen of stop shoulder and assist in preventing accidental. disthe United States, residing at ("rawl'ordsville, in the placement of said edge. The rib .10 not only serves to county of Montgomery and State of Indiana, have inreinforce the connecting strip and impart additional vented a new and useful Cr)rrugatel-Metal Culvert, rigidity to the culvert section but also strengthens the ((Jase P.) of which the following is a specification. metal at the seating recess 11 so as to prevent injury 60 This invention relates to sheet metal culverts of that to the connecting strip in case Water freezes in the general class especially designed for use beneath railculvert. The upper portion of the inner face of the way tracks, road-Ways and the like or in the construcconnecting strip 9 is off-set with respect to the lower 10 tion of sewers, well-curbing, conduits and similar strucinner face thereof so as to permit the longitudinal edge tnres. 7 of the culvert to over-lap the edge 8, said edges be- 65 A further object of the invention is to provide a culing riveted, bolted or otherwise rigidly secured to the vert section having its adjacent longitudinal edges connecting strip, as indicated at 12.

over-lapped and riveted or otherwise rigidly secured Attention is here called to the fact that the corruto a connecting strip thereby to form a water tight joint gations in the connecting strip conform to and inter at the juncture of said edges. lock with the corrugations 6 in the body portion there- 70 A further object is to provide a corrugated connectby to permit the edges to be united without the necesing strip having a seating recess formed in one face sity of straightening said edges which is necessary thereof for the reception of the adjacent edge of the when a lap joint is formed or Where a fiat strip or angle culvert section and having its opposite face provided bar iscmploycd for uniting said edges. It will also with a longitudinal reinforcing rib which imparts adbe observed that each longitudinal edge of the culvert 7 5 ditional rigidity to the culvert and assists in preventis rigidly secured to the connecting strip independing the latter from buckling. ently of the opposite edge thereof while the flanges on A still further object is to generally improve this each sidc'of the'central corrugated rib 1O serve to reclass of devices so as to increase their-utility, durability inforce and strengthen the adjacent edges of the body and ellicicncy. portion or culvert.

Further objects and advantages will appear in the If desired, the connecting strip instead of being following description, it being understood that various formed of a continuous length of metal. may be formed changes in form, proportions and minor details of conin sections and the longitudinal edges of the culvert 30 struction may be resorted to within the scope of the apinstead of being over-lapped may terminate flush with pended claims. each other. It will also be understood that the con- In'the accompanying drawings forming a part of this necting strip may be arranged either on the inside or specification: Figure J is aside elevation of a culvert outside of thc culvert and that if desired a seating section constructed in accordance with my invention. groove may be formed in the connecting strip for the 35 Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view taken on the line reception of each end of the culvert section.

2- 2 of 'l ig. 1. Fig. 3 is a detail perspec ive view of a From the foregoing description it will be seen that portion of the connecting strip. there is provided an extremely simple, inexpensive Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding and efficient device allll'liin-ld'; adapted for the attainparts in all of the figures of the drawings. ment of the ends in View. 40 The improved culvert consists of a plurality of sec- Having thus described the invention whatis claimed tions 5) of any desired length and crossseclional dianiis: eter and each p. fcrably formed of a single sheet of 1\ $00110" having its fi lfl t longitudinal metal or other stemmmaterial bent into substantially "wrimppod and a ('omlmling Strip nmng said and provided with a longitudinal reinforcing rib.

cylindrical shape and provided with spaced c1rcum- A (.ulvwt Suction including a circuml-urmfimy 45 fel'cnl-ial corrugations o. The adjacent longitudinal rugated body portion and areintorcing strin connecting edg s 7 and 8 of the culvert section are unit d b a the adjacent longitudinal edges of the culvert section and kmgmu'linal connecting Strip 9 which profomhly corrugated to conform to the corrugations in the body pori'ion. tends the entire length of the (.ulveitsection and 1s cor- A culvert Section including a Split body portion, a re:

rugated transversely t C(m U m t0 1 0 orrugati ns in inlorcing strip connecting the adjacent longitudinal edges 50 the body of the culvert, of said body portion and having a seating groove formed cmmfing Strip 9 is Pmvided iffill'iitli gilt-thi g?! 113335155 $112351 it? xiii; l l 1 I r v i l; 7 Wlth a longitudinal reinforcing rib or flange .(lWllllO Section and Conmcting Strip respectively. th nner face thereof is provided with a CORtIIlllOliS 4. A culvert section including a circumfcrentially corruseating groove or recess 11 adapted to receive the adsat p r p a reinforcing strip connecting t e adgated to conform to the corrugations in the body portion.

and fastening devices piercing the adjacent edges of the body 'ortion and connecting strip, respectively.

5. culvert section including a split body portion, a connecting strip uniting the adjacent longitudinal edges of the body portion and provided with a corrugated longitudinnl reinforcing strip, and fastening devices piercing the edges of the culvert section and the connecting strip on each side oithe reinforcing rib.

6. A culvert including a circumfcrentiaily corrugated body portion, a,connecting strip having a centrally disposed longltndinait reinforcing rib and opposite transvcrsely corrugated fiongesndapted to bear against the correspondingly corrugated edges of the culvert section, and. fastening devices piercing said edges and flanges, respectiveiy.

-7. A culvert section including a. circumfcrentinlly corrugated body portion, :1 connecting strip having its inner face provided with a longitudinal seating recess for the rcception of the adjacent longitudinal edge of the body DOl" tion, a reinforcing rib formed on the outer face of the connecting strip, and fastening devices piercing the connect ing strip and adjacent edges of the body portion on each side of the rib.

8. A culvert section including :1 substantially cylindrical body portion. a strip connecting the adjacent longitudinal edges of the body portion andhnving its inner face provided with an off-set and its outer face formed with :1 ion- :iiudinal reinforcing rib, there being a scaling recess formed in the olf-sct face of the connecting strip at. said rib for the reception oi one longitudinal edge of the body portion. and fastening devices piercing the connecting: strip and the adjacent longitudinal edges of the body por' tion, respectively.

9. A culvert formed of :1 single piece of metal bent into substantially cylindrical shape and provided with circumferential corrugrziiions, :1 strip connecting the adjiicent longitudinal edges of the body portion, and corrugated tramvvrscly to conform to the corrugations in the body portion, said strip being provided vvith a laterally extending reinforcing rib also corrugated transversely, and fastening duviccs piercing the adjacent longitudinal edges of the body portion and the connecting strip, respectively.

-Iu testimony that l claim the foregoing us my .own, I have hereto ailixcd my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

CLIFFORD D. \OltlS.

Witnesses Win-1AM 'l. \Vnrin'ixrrroy, ltomiirr ll. \VILLIAMS. 

